Photo by Kennedy Levi/OutWrite There’s one in every family… and it might be you. A glimpse into the art of surviving being queer at your friendly family Thanksgiving. Thursday is a holiday and that means I have to see my…
A Night I (Surprisingly?) Remembered
Every time you party with the queers you forget half of it and the other half gets real gay. This night was tamer than the last time; all I remember then was ending up at Fat Sal’s at three in…
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Photo by Ben Townshend/Creative Commons At 2:30 am on Thursday, October 2nd, Aniya Parker was shot point-blank in the head on an East Hollywood side street. She was Black, and she was transgender. She did not die instantly, but passed…
ABCs: B is for Bisexual
No, I don’t ride a bicycle. No, she’s not attracted to pans. When I was growing up, I was told being bisexual meant you were attracted to men and women, and were probably kind of a flake. There was no…
Stop Dan Savage: Your LGBT “Activist” is Actually a Bigot
Image by Josh Rodriguez/Creative Commons Asexual people should stay at home. Bisexual people are not worth trying to settle down with. Sh*male. Tr*nny. These are all things said by renown activist Dan Savage. Dan Savage is a well-known gay man…
This Week on Queer TV: Bike-sexual?
Still via ABC In a recent conversation with a classmate, I engineered a concept for a television show that will knock the viewing public on its collective behind. I’m no genius, but I believe the shock value of this pitch…
ABCs: A for Asexual
Asexuality is a sexuality in which a person does not experience sexual attraction to another person. This is not the same as celibacy or abstinence, in which a person may experience sexual attraction but refrains from sexual activity. Additionally, this…
4 UCLA Bathrooms That Are Actually Gay Cruising Spots
Photo by Eddie Gaona/OutWrite Ah, Gay cruising, one of the gay male community’s favorite pastimes (and we’re not talking about the type with bottomless mimosas and Rosie O’Donell.) The recent strides in LGBTQ rights have lessened the pressure to stay…
The Chronicle Life of an Asexual
Illustration by Gabe Hongsdusit/OutWrite I was maybe seven when my mom told me, “Don’t open your legs.” That was pretty much the extent of any talk around sex or relationships that I ever received from her. Sexuality is shameful. I…
